Trans-Siberian Railway

Glaucus · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:11

Was wondering if anyone has done this? And if so where do you stay and see and essentially how did you find it.

Particular interested in the Moscow to Irkutsk section.
It seems surpringly cheap and return flights to Moscow are very cheap as well.

King Damager · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:12

I thought this was basically the orient express but across Siberia? Was always something I've considered.

kd

robmol · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:20

Friend of mine did the whole thing, all the way to China on his own. He has some fantastic stories to tell! Not done it myself, but from what I've heard from his experiences it would be awesome. Hope you like vodka if you're doing it..

Liverpool-Lad · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:20

Youve seen the Idiot Abroad Episode?

Freeman · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:21

My brother and I are doing it in March via the trans-Mongolian.

Will let you know how it goes!

If you want info go to real-russia.com

Cosimo · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:22

How much would the flights and journey cost?

Glaucus · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:23

Freeman said:
My brother and I are doing it in March via the trans-Mongolian.

Will let you know how it goes!

If you want info go to real-russia.com

That would be great.

Nd yep been looking around there this after noon.

Was looking at Mongolia as would like to go to moron. But that adds so much cost.

simulatorman said:
How much would the flights and journey cost?

Return flights to Moscow can be had for about £150, then train to Irkutsk stoping at every stop(10) for a day or two is £310, going onto Ulan-Bator is another £120 on its own, then another $300 for return flights to Moron, then £120 back to Irkutsk by train.
Flight from Irkustsk to Moscow is about £80

So adding Mongolia on massively rises the cost.

Freeman · 22 Mar 2012 at 22:31

We're going from the midlands > london > paris > berlin > kiev >moscow >ulaanbaatar > beijing for around £1155 (not including visas + return tickets)

Train it all the way, flying is cheating.

Roughneck · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:12

Moscow to Vladivostok (firmeny train 2, 'Rossiya') £206 ($310) £428 ($643) £839 ($1261)

http://www.seat61.com/Trans-Siberian.htm

Glaucus · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:41

From cheap to 1300 in one easy go, all starts adding up when you want to do loads.

London > Moscow
3 nights Moscow
2 nights Vladimir
2 nights Nizhni Novgorod
2nights Kirov
2 nights perm
2 nights Yekaterinburg
2 nights Omsk
2 nights Novosibirsk
2 nights Krasnoyarsk
5 nights irkustk
Irkustk - Kiev
1 night in Kiev
2 day Pripyat tour
1 night in Kiev
Kiev to London

Flights £358
Train £258
hotels £488
Tour £208

Not sure I need that many nights in all the stop overs.

Efour · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:54

Glaucus said:
2 nights perm

Not sure I need that many nights in all the stop overs.

You could spend 1 day getting a short back and sides instead, save a few Rubles.

Thats one hell of a journey. I know a guy that did it too and he said it was tiring as hell.
knowing your luck you will meet a load of guys on their "gap yaaaar"

Tefal · 23 Mar 2012 at 00:57

iirc there's a video filmed from the front of the train of the entire journey somewhere in hd.

Roughneck · 23 Mar 2012 at 01:01

Tefal said:
iirc there's a video filmed from the front of the train of the entire journey somewhere in hd.

that would be awesome if you could find that mate

leezer3 · 23 Mar 2012 at 01:06

Another +1 on the video.
Doing the whole Trans-Siberian trip on the train and going completely across the USA by train are two of the trips I really want to take.....

-Leezer-

Tefal · 23 Mar 2012 at 01:16

quick google throws up this

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/16/google-tran-siberian-express-tour

iirc it was up on pirate bay initially too.

Glaucus · 23 Mar 2012 at 01:26

Efour2 said:
You could spend 1 day getting a short back and sides instead, save a few Rubles.

"

brilliant.

I like the sound of Perm, can do a vodka distillery tour, Kungur ice cave and a GULAG prison/camp thing.

:eek:

ice diving at Lake Baikal.
More reason to learn diving. Would have to be feb/march time. Probably to soon to save up for 2013, maybe it'll have to be 2014 instead.

Roughneck · 23 Mar 2012 at 03:49

Tefal said:
quick google throws up this

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/16/google-tran-siberian-express-tour

iirc it was up on pirate bay initially too.

cheers for the guardian link

chrisd · 23 Mar 2012 at 07:26

For the love of God, DO NOT spend 5 nights in Irkutsk.

sHo0sH · 23 Mar 2012 at 07:33

You can do the whole thing on google maps, even with a train track and Russian radio soundtrack!!
Alternatively you could leave the house

Glaucus · 23 Mar 2012 at 07:48

chrisd said:
For the love of God, DO NOT spend 5 nights in Irkutsk.

http://www.baikalex.com/travel/winterolkhon.html

Or jet ski tours/on your own and ice diving day.